Chateau + House of Magice + Sound and Light Show + Foundation of Doubt

32,00€

26,00€

19,00€

Free admission for children under 6 years.

*Reduced rate granted to students, teachers on an individual visit, adults with large families and job seekers (proof required)

#Good plan! For 50 € per person, the "Carte Privilèges" grants you free entrance to the château and expositions for 1 year. Become a privileged visitor and take advantage of exclusive benefits. Information and conditions

Accepted payment options

Cash (in euros), credit cards (except American Express)

Holiday vouchers (chèques vacances), CLARC and culture checks

Buy your tickets in advance!

- In the main Val de Loire tourism offices (Blois/Chambord, Amboise, Tours, Orléans, etc.)Take advantage of our "pass" formula of grouped admission to several castles by consulting the site www.bloischambord.com

Visits for individuals

Throughout the year, we propose numerous tours conducted by our guides. You will find below the details and frequency of each guided or thematic tour. During the peak season, addional tours are organized (information at the reception desk).

Self-guided tour

Following an arrowed and numbered itinerary, discover the courtyard and the prestigious rooms of the Chateau thanks to an illustrated leaflet available in 14 languages.

Duration : 1h to 1h30

General guided tour in French

You will discover the history and the architecture of the Chateau through a general presentation in the courtyard, and then a visit of the Royal Apartments.Duration : 1 hour

Every day :

From November to March : 11 am, 2 pm and 3:30 pm

From April to October : 9:30 am, 11 am, 2 pm and 4 pm

Booking on the spot, groups limited to 30 people

In extra charge: Free for children / for adults + 3€

Foreign language tours

Throughout the year, it is possible to organize visits in foreign languages

Guided tours in English language are organized every day in July and in August at 10:30 am, 1:15 pm and 3 pm, booking on the spot, groups limited to 30 people

Guided tours in other languages are also possible. Information at the reception desk of the Chateau on the day of the visit.

Family tour

Family tour "Château life, it's all yours !" (for children from 6 years old)

Everything you ever wanted to know about the lives of the kings and queens, a guided tour unveils their story and opens the doors to the Royal Château of Blois. What were they eating? What odors were they smelling? Nothing will be a secret for you afterwards. Duration: 1h15. Every day at 2:30 pm during school vacations. Additional tour at 10:30 am during All Saints' Day and Christmas vacations. Reservation recommended by telephone: 00 33 2 54 90 33 32. Free for children / for adults: + 3€

Booklet with games offered to children (6-12 years)

Children will discover the Chateau and the Fine Arts Museum while having fun; there will be questions, games, riddles, puzzles, drawings and observation... At the exit, a small gift will be theirs. With no extra charge.

Guideez : an app for children !

This special concept is designed to help your young explorers discover the chateau, by offering a fun-filled, educational and personalised visit for the whole family. Application available free-of-charge on Appstore, Android or Windows Store. You can download this app before your visit or on the spot.

"Behind-the-doors" tour

An atypical tour will allow you to discover parts of the Chateau that are usually closed to the public: medieval towers, attics, rafters and other out-of-the-way sitesDuration : 2hFrom Easter to late October school holidays: all Saturdays, Sundays and on public holidays at 10:30 amIn July and August: all Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays and on public holidays at 10:30 amBooking required: 0033 (0) 2 54 90 33 32 (group limited to 18 people)Prices : In extra charge : 5€ for adults and 2€ for young people from 6 to 17 years old and free for children under 6.

Audioguided tour

Prices: Adults/Children 4€ (in extra charge). Available in 8 languagesDiscover the history of the Chateau at your own pace as you follow the commentaries of your easy-to-use audioguide. Duration : Visit of the Royal Apartments : 1h; The Fine Arts Museum ("learning more") : 20 min.

Magnetic loop system for the hearing-impaired

Accessibility

Useful information :

- Visitors with disabilities will be admitted free of charge.

- On the place du Chateau, 2 parking spaces for persons with reduced mobility (PMR, in French) are at your disposal, as are toilets designed for the disabled; they are located at the back of the courtyard, on the right. They may be reached via the ground floor of the Francis I wing.

- Wheelchair available on loan, information in the reception area

- Seats are present in all rooms, throughout the visit.

- Dogs accompanying persons with disabilities are admitted on the grounds of the monument.

The spaces accessible for touring by persons in a wheelchair are: the courtyard, the chapel, the ground floor of the Francis I wing (architecture rooms), the outside areas (slightly sloped).

Explanatory notices for visitors are available in the reception area, as is a magnetic loop system for the hard of hearing. Lending of portable magnetic loops to visit with an audioguide.

For persons with mental and cognitive disabilities, suitably tailored tours are offered, on reservation.

For your tour of the Fine Arts Museum (located in the Louis XII wing, accessible by the staircase, half a flight up from the Hall of the Estates General), we can lend you magnifying glasses and eyeglasses (TVmax).Folding stools are available at the museum.Please ask for information directly at the museum entrance.

Whenever material is borrowed, an identity document will be requested.

Services

Quality program

Wishing to extend the best of welcomes and to upgrade the quality of tourism services in France, the French state has created theQualité Tourisme(Quality in Tourism) label.

Possessing this label since 2010, the Royal Chateau of Blois is committed to fulfilling all the relevant criteria and, consequently, to offering you, the visitor: a warm welcome involving personalized service, clearly formulated and precise information, knowledgeable and responsive staff, clean and comfortable premises and facilities, and informed advice facilitating your discovery of our territory.

Comfort for visitors

Resting seats in the Chateau

Loaned wheelchair (see reception area)

Suited sanitary facilities

Free locker space is closed

In application of the Plan Vigipirate (anti-terrorist security plan), luggages are not allowed. Only small bags that can be easily carried in front of you are allowed in the Chateau. Our staff is not authorized to keep your personal effects.

Baby changing facilities and stroller parking (free)

Baby changing facilities availableLoan of baby bottle warmer

Stroller parking near the lockers. The luggage room is currently closed. Strollers may be left under the gallery.

Animals

Whatever their size, our pet-friends are not allowed inside the Chateau, except for guide dogs accompanying visitors with disabilities.

Gift shop

Because of a strengthening of security measures within the framework of Vigipirate, it is not possible any more to reach to the shop freely by the Chateau porch. It is necessary to appear from now on at the reception of the chateau.

Access and parking facilities

The town of Blois is located on the door step of the Val de Loire, less than 2h south of Paris.The Royal Chateau of Blois constitutes the ideal introduction to a visit to the accessible chateaux of the Loire, less than 30 minutes away: Chambord, Cheverny, Chaumont sur Loire, Amboise, Chenonceau...

To go to the Chateau from the Blois-Chambord railway station:By foot: 7 mnBy bus: stop at the foot of the Chateau -Information: www.azalys-blois.frBy taxi: taxi at the railway station 24/7Information: 0033 (0) 2 54 78 07 65

> By bicycleNearly 400 km/250 miles of lanes, pathways and small roads have been conceived, designed, benchmarked and secured in the vicinity of the chateaux of the Loire.Several itineraries passing through Blois are detailed onwww.chateauxavelo.com

2 bicycle parking areas at the foot of the castle and on the square The Royal Chateau of Blois has been awarded the "La Loire à Velo" and the "Accueil Vélo" (bike hospitality) certification guaranteeing cyclists a high quality of welcome.Further information on www.loireavelo.frBicycle rentals: www.bloischambord.com

> By busThere is a bus stop at the foot of the Royal Château of Blois.

- Chateaux shuttlesIn the Loir et Cher department, the Route 41 network gives you the possibility to travel with your bicycle and take advantage of the Loire by Bicycle routes.The chateaux buses can carry up to 8 bicycles in the rear luggage compartment. You can also travel to the Zoo de Beauval with this network.For further information:tél : 0033 (0)2 54 58 55 44Bus schedule & prices.sites : www.route41.fr et www.TLCinfo.net.

The Blois town center features ample surface parking, including more than 600 free parking spaces (10 to 15 minutes from the foot of the Chateau)

> Camper van parkingParking Jean Moulin (40 parking spaces), 600m from the ChateauOpen throughout the yearPark up to 24h for 7€, you will also have access to a drinking water supply station, an evacuation site, containers and public toilets. The PARKING JEAN MOULIN connection will provide you with access, via your smart phone or digital tablet, to 30 minutes of free WIFI, renewable as many times as you wish (camper van parking prohibited on the shores of the Loire in Blois)